The Whitman ConnectionWhitman settings by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Frederick Delius, Kurt Weill, Howard Hanson, John Adams, and Leonard Bernstein Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The American ConnectionA celebration of American ideas and ideals by Copland -- and fellow composers -- that gave expression to a sense of national character and purpose during wartime. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Debussy-Ravel ConnectionThe links between Debussy & Ravel, and their string quartets—in each case, the only one that either would ever write. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Antarctic ConnectionHow Vaughan Williams transformed his score for Scott of the Antarctic into his seventh symphony, the Sinfonia Antartica Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Ophelia ConnectionShakespeare’s tragic maid in works by Brahms, Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Thomas, and more. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Wedding ConnectionWedding music by Bach, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Goldmark, Grieg, Saint-Saens, and Maxwell Davies Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Wedding ConnectionWedding music by Bach, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Goldmark, Grieg, Saint-Saens, and Maxwell Davies
The Wedding ConnectionWedding music by Bach, Wagner, Mendelssohn, Rimsky-Korsakov, Goldmark, Grieg, Saint-Saens, and Maxwell Davies
The Italian ConnectionFive works inspired by the music, people and scenery of Italy -- by Elgar, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Berlioz, and Richard Strauss. Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.
The Hymn ConnectionThe hymns that inspired Vaughan Williams 'Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis,' and Aaron Copland's best-known work, 'Appalachian Spring.' Listen /Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin.